Exhibit 99.5(a)

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, DC 20551

FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): December 30, 2024

CADENCE BANK
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Mississippi |  | 11813 |  | 64-0117230
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (FDIC Certificate No.) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

| One Mississippi Plaza 201 South Spring Street Tupelo, Mississippi |  | 38804 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code) |

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (662) 680-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share |  | CADE |  | New York Stock Exchange
Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share |  | CADE-PrA |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) (this “Amendment”) is being filed by Cadence Bank (the “Company”) to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 3, 2025 (the “Original Form 8-K”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose under Item 5.03 the effective date of the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “Articles”). This Amendment does not amend, modify, or supplement the Original Form 8-K in any other respect.

Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

The Articles were declared effective on and as of January 31, 2025, in the form approved by the Company’s shareholders on December 30, 2024. A copy of the Articles was included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Original Form 8-K.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | CADENCE BANK
| By: | /s/ Cathy S. Freeman
|  | Cathy S. Freeman
|  | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Date: February 5, 2025 |  |